Arne Duncan and the Fairy Tale of Educational Reform
Hansel and Gretel fell for the witch’s promise. Don’t fall for Duncan’s and Obama’s promise on less testing. Don’t think the US Department of Education and NGOs will lessen […]
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Rubio is more Tea Party than ‘establishment’
The media are wrong to label Marco Rubio as an “establishment” candidate. Rubio entered the senate as a Tea Partier, and he still is.
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Is Expanding Medicaid The Christian Thing To Do?
It started from the left – this idea that Medicaid expansion is noble and Christian. The idea originates from those supporting the murder of unborn children and limiting Christians in the practice of their faith. We see it each year when progressives bus in their union cohorts in support of Medicaid expansion. They walk through the capitol […]
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ELA 6-12 Work Group Report Card – Does Not Play Well With Others
Continuing our report of the HB1490 hearing testimony, we offer the testimony of Kasey Brzycki, an active middle school classroom teacher who was appointed to the 6-12 ELA work group. […]
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The Morning Lowdown – October 30, 2015
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An Open Letter To Missouri Department Of Energy
Sir, You failed to discuss in Chapter 2: Energy Supply, the inexhaustible energy in the ground but rather pandered to the photo voltaic and wind energy industries. If the 2.5M households in Missouri had 2 ton Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) Missouri would harvest 60 billion BTU’s of energy per hour or about 20% of […]
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MO State Board Response to 6,500 FOIAed Emails Detailing DESE Involvement in CCSS ELA6-12 Work Group: *Nothing Here, Move Along*
The third public hearing on recommendations from academic standards work groups formed under HB 1490 took place Monday afternoon in Jefferson City. This was required via HB1490 and began […]
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The Morning Lowdown – October 29, 2015
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Missouri HB 1490 Work Group wrap-up
I made a few comments at the final hearing for the HB1490 Curriculum Work Groups. There were enough cameras there that I’m surprised that no video has surfaced yet, but best as I can remember, this is what I’d said off the top of my head:”Fortunately f…
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Missouri HB 1490 Work Group wrap-up
I made a few comments at the final hearing for the HB1490 Curriculum Work Groups. There were enough cameras there that I’m surprised that no video has surfaced yet, but best as I can remember, this is what I’d said off the top of my head:”Fortunately f…
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The Debate for Bad Journalists
Original Post: The Debate for Bad Journalists.
When Jim Cramer asks a question, you know everything’s all boogered up. The first hour of the GOP Presidential Debate from Colorado will go down as the first official event of the post-journalism world. The debate ended with John Harwood lying about the debate’s length. Having been an occasional guest of Larry Kudlow, I’m being…
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What Would Happen if CCSS Were Scrutinized as an Experimental Drug Application? Would These Standards Be Pulled From the Shelves Due to NAEP Results?
Education Week writes: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a semi-autonomous testing arm of the government, reported Tuesday that average math scores dipped both in the fourth and […]
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Ryan Johnson Discusses Ethics on KCMO
Ryan Johnson joined Mike Ferguson on KCMO’s Carson in the Morning to discuss ethics in the Missouri General Assembly. Former Senator John Lamping has suggested on Missouri Scorecard a pledge that legislators should take, holding themselves accountable.
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What You Need to Know: Boehner’s Zombie Budget
When John Boehner announced his resignation from Speaker of the House at the end of September, he stated his intent to “clean the barn” before the arrival of the next speaker. Now, with just a few days left in his speakership, Boehner and his leadership team have bundled together the massive Bipartisan Budget Act of […]
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The Morning Lowdown – October 27, 2015